Tangible Tracking Table (TTT) II

Andy Wu and many Synlab members


To explore more functional possibilities, the first prototype (TTT I) adopted two popular technologies that are used in many multitouch displays today, the "Frustrated Total Internal Reflection" (FTIR) and the "Diffused Illumination" (DI) approaches. The second table (TTT II) uses DI and installs two mirrors to increase the display and interaction surface to 55 inches. I built the technology inside the table and students from the Department of Industrial Design designed the case. I improved the stability of the table by aligning the optical path of the infrared camera with the projector. With the help of Synlab members, I upgraded the tabletop surface to a non-reflective plastic in 2011.
This table has been used for many other projects, including Susan Robinson's Tangible Anchoring, and Paul Clifton's Worktop.

journal articles

  • Move, Beam, and Check! Imagineering Tangible Optical Chess on An Interactive Tabletop Display
    CiE

conference papers

  • A Nested API Structure to Simplify Cross-Device Communication
    TEI'12
  • Kinesthetic Pathways: A Tabletop Visualization to Support Discovery in Systems Biology
    C&C'11
  • A Framework Interweaving Tangible Objects, Surfaces and Spaces
    HCII'11
  • Tangible Navigation and Object Manipulation in Virtual Environments
    TEI'11
  • Move, Beam, and Check! Imagineering Tangible Optical Chess on An Interactive Tabletop Display
    ACE'10
  • TwinSpace: An Infrastructure for Cross-Reality Team Spaces
    UIST'10
  • Architales: physical/digital co-design of an interactive story table
    TEI'09

short papers, workshop papers, & posters

  • Creativity in Software Development in an Academic Research Lab
    C&C'11
  • Tangible optical chess: a laser strategy game on an interactive tabletop
    IDC'09

demos, performances & exhibitions

  •  Or de l'Acadie: a TwinSpace demo
     UIST'10
  •  A tangible, cross-reality supermarket interface. (contest demo and video)
     3DUI'10